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Serial Interface

communication interface
between two digital system that
transmits data as a series voltage
pulses down a wire.
Originally designed as the
primary link between DTE and its
DCE
The first standardized serial
interface was published as a
recommended standard RS-232

Serial Interface
A

specific range of voltages for


transmit and receive signal levels.
Limitations for the electrical
parameters of the transmission
line.

Standard

cable and cable


connectors
Functional description of each
signal on the interface.

RS-232 Serial Interface


Officially

named Interface Between


Data Terminal Equipment and Data
Communications Equipment
Employing Serial Binary Interchange.
Introduced by the EIA at a time when
there was considerable diversity in
the serial interfaces manufactured
by different data communication
equipment providers.

It

specifies the mechanical,


electrical, functional, and
procedural descriptions for the
interface between DTEs and
DCEs
Similar to the ITU-T V.28
specification and the V.24
functional description designated
for transmission up to 20 kbps
over a maximum distance of 50
ft.

RS-232 Physical
Characteristics
Cable.

A sheath containing 25
wires with a DB25P plug and
DB25S receptacle on the other
end
DB9 is a nine pin version of the
RS-232 interface cable with DB9P
plug and DB9S on the other end

Other Serial Interface


Standards
The

RS-449 standard was


designed in 1977 as a 37 pin
primary connector (DB37) and a
nine pin secondary connector
(DB9) w/ a total of 46 pins
The RS-449 Circuit were divided
into two categories: CATEGORY I
were circuits (pins) compatible
with the RS-232 standard while
the remaining circuits were under
CATEGORY II.

The

RS-449 Standard specifies 10


circuits not specified in the RS232: LL(10), RL(14), SF(16),
TM(18), RC(20), IS(28), SS(32),
NS(34), SB(36), SC(37).
The RS-422 and RS-423 specify
the electrical specifications of the
RS-449 serial interface.

Other Serial Interface


Standards
The

RS-422A standard specifies a


balanced interface capable of
spanning 15 meters at 10 Mbps
data rate but could extend to
1200 meters at slower speed.
The RS-423A standard specifies a
balanced interface cable capable
of operating at a maximum rate
of 100 kbps and maximum length
of 90 meters.

Other Serial Interface


Standards
The

RS-530 standard was


introduced by the EIA in 1987.
This cable uses the same 25 pin
connector of the RS-232 and uses
the electrical specification
outlined by either the RS-422A or
the RS-423A standards.

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